In our Konkani household, lentils and legumes play an essential role in our daily diet. Our meals are incomplete without Usal or gravy preparations that are made with legumes like Moth beans, Moong, lima beans (Val), black eyed beans or white or black Chana.

Aloo fry or Aloo Bhujia is a popular north Indian recipe and is a popular choice for tiffin recipes. Stir fry preparation of Potatoes have several different forms and is every household has its own recipe for this dish. Today, I would like to discuss that version which is more popularly prepared in a UP-Bihar…

Dear readers, as winters are waning off, its seasonal delicacies will gradually start disappearing from market. The bright and vibrant red Carrots won’t be red for long enough and fresh, green, tender Peas would no longer be available. Before the peas fade away completely from the vegetable vendor’s shelves, grab the fresh stock and freeze…

How to Cook Dal in Microwave is a skill worth knowing in absence of Pressure Cooker. This blog post discusses step-by-step process to cook Dal in a Microwave Oven in about 30 mins. There is no food as comforting as a humble meal comprising of Dal Chawal . As they say ‘Best things in life…

Steamed Rice is the simplest form of Rice preparation consumed in every cuisine of India. This blog post, in a step-by-step process explains in a much simplified way, how steamed rice can be made in Microwave.